幅度

• Pinyin: fú dù
• Hanzi breakdown: 幅 = width/scope; 度 = degree/measure

Meaning

Range; extent; amplitude; degree of change. The magnitude or scope of variation.

Used to describe the size or scale of changes, movements, or fluctuations. Common in discussions of price changes, economic indicators, physical movements, and adjustments.

Examples

1. 今年工资的涨幅度不大，只有百分之三。 This year's salary increase was small — only three percent.
2. 股市的波动幅度很大。 The stock market's fluctuations are very large.
3. 你做动作的幅度再大一点。 Make your movements a bit bigger.

Usage Guide

Context: economics, sports, measurement

Tone: analytical

Do Say

• 价格调整幅度是多少？(What's the range of the price adjustment?)
• 幅度太小，效果不明显。(The range is too small — the effect isn't obvious.)

Don't Say

• 我的心情有很大幅度 (幅度 describes measurable changes — for emotions, use 我心情波动很大 instead)

Origin & History

Compound of 幅 (width, scope) + 度 (degree, measure), meaning the degree of width or variation.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal